Month: September 2014

Can I start by saying that it took me almost two months to finish Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin? I was reading every day but you wouldn’t know it! Why it took me this long has nothing to do with it being a boring or terrible novel. Oh […]

Magical society is beautifully turned on its head in Kameron Hurley’s The Mirror Empire. As the first installment of the Worldbreaker Saga, we are drawn into a fully realized world. Hurley mixes ingenuity with adventure to create a plot which is full of intrigue. On the eve of a recurring […]

Nikki and Jackie hope you’ll join them today for Story Time with Literary Escapism, a bi-weekly feature where they showcase various children books that fall directly in the fantasy & science fiction genres, as well as books they’re enjoying with their young children. They’re talking boardbooks, picture books, those books […]

I am excited to welcome author Anton Strout, who is getting ready to celebrate the release of his third Spellmason Chronicles novel, Incarnate. When Alexandra Belarus discovered her family’s secret ability to breathe life into stone, she uncovered an entire world of magic hidden within New York City—a world she has […]

I hereby create a RYOB challenge aka Read Your Own Books Challenge. Why? Because as I was starting the depressing decluttering of my library, I realized that I have tons of novels that I have either a) never read, b) read only once, or c) haven’t read in so long […]

Aliens, assassins, and war are (of course!) a winning combination in creating any epic love story. Though, maybe Born of Fury by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Book 7 in The League series) could have been a little less epic in length. It’s helpful to read each book of this series in order. Extensive backstory […]

Today I’m excited to take part in Yasmine Galenorn’s pre-release celebration for her 16th Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon novel, Priestess Dreaming, which releases next Tuesday! We’re helping to kick off the tour with an exclusive excerpt from Priestess Dreaming, and man is it a scorcher! Seriously. I’m actually feeling the need to […]

Here’s the second part in what I’m considering an ongoing review, of which I’m calling, My Quick Thoughts on a Scattering of Novels. Shall we begin? Blood Bound by Rachel Vincent Another fabulous novel by Rachel Vincent. The first novel in her new adult series, Blood Bound not only kept my attention, but […]

I am excited to welcome author A.E. Jones, who is celebrating the release of her debut album, Mind Sweeper. An angel, a demon and a vampire walk into a bar. Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but it’s just another day in the life of Kyle McKinley. Kyle […]

I am excited to welcome author Jenna Black, who will be releasing a new urban fantasy series with The Gifted Dead on September 23rd. To whet your appetite, Jenna is sharing with us a fabulous piece from her new novel, The Gifted Dead. Politics and magic make dangerous bedfellows. Deep […]